"Wait."
A soft voice rose, making Ling Xian frown.
Following the voice, he saw a lady in red standing with her hands behind her back. She was beautiful and her body was slim. She was one in a thousand.
However, Ling Xian has seen far too many beauties. Therefore, he merely glanced at her before retracting his gaze.
"You are interested in this material as well?"
"That's right. Let me have it." The lady in red glared at Ling Xian. She was not provoking nor was she arrogant.
"Since you want it, then I will let you have it."
Ling Xian softly smiled. It wasn't that the lady in red was beautiful that he was willing to let her have it. It was that he didn't want to fight over such a small matter.
After all, there were so many suitable materials. He could just choose another one.
Thus, Ling Xian walked towards another counter and saw a heavenly wood that had the same value as the previous one.
"This heavenly wood, let me have it as well."
The lady in red spoke softly, making Ling Xian frown. He stared at her.
The reason why he was willing to let her have it was because there were so many suitable materials and there was no need to fight over this. For two, he didn't see any intention of provoking her.
However, the woman in red had spoken twice in a row, which was thought-provoking.
Thus, Ling Xian said softly, "Are you looking for trouble?"
"You can interpret it that way." The lady in red smiled.
Ling Xian smiled as well, "Then I can only say that the way you are looking for trouble is very low level."
"I don't think so."
The lady in red's smile didn't diminish, "If I am not wrong, you are from another world and you are here with my Master to attend the Feast of the Path of Crafts."
"You are half right."
Ling Xian shook his head and chuckled. He was here to attend the Feast of the Path of Crafts and he was here with the elder. However, the elder was not his Master.
He was a grandmaster of crafts. With his own abilities, he could attend the Feast of the Craftsman's Palace.
"Half?" The lady in red was a little startled and didn't understand.
"Let's talk business. Why are you provoking me?" Ling Xian wiped off his smile. He didn't want to cause trouble, but he wasn't afraid of trouble either.
"I am Jin Yang's cousin."
The lady in red erased her smile, "He lost all his face because of you and became a joke. Of course I cannot stand by and do nothing."
"I see."
Remembering the man in gold, Ling Xian realized, "You sure are well-informed. You found me so quickly."
"When you found the ten flaws of the sword, someone informed me."
"Alright, don't talk nonsense. I know what happened. I can't blame you."
"However, I still have to stand up for him."
"Therefore, I will give you a chance. Compete with me in weapon forging. If you win, the Shen and Jin families will not trouble you anymore."
The lady in red glared at him and said, "If you lose, you will lose face. That way, Jin Yang will feel better."
"What a weirdo."
Ling Xian shook his head and chuckled. If they wanted to pick a fight, they could've done it. Was there a need to compete?
"Are you scared?"
The lady in red raised her eyebrows and said, "It's normal. I'm the most outstanding disciple of the Shen family in this generation, and I'm already at the peak of the Grandmaster level. It's reasonable that you don't dare to compete with me."
Hearing this, Ling Xian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was true that a grandmaster was extraordinary, but he wasn't even afraid of a grandmaster. Why would he be afraid of a mere grandmaster?
However, he didn't want to accept it.
He was a grandmaster with crafts. To compete with a grandmaster would be bullying the weak.
Ling Xian smiled, "Leave. I will not compete with you."
"I thought you were brave. I didn't think you were a coward," the lady in red said emotionlessly.
"Prodding doesn't work on me."
Ling Xian grinned, "Leave. Don't disturb me while I pick out the heavenly material."
"If you don't agree, you won't even be able to take half a heavenly material," the lady in red said aggressively.
"Could it be that this shop is owned by your family?" Ling Xian smiled.
"You're right. This shop is owned by my Shen Clan."
The lady in red teased, startling Ling Xian. Then, he shook his head and laughed.
"Just find another shop. It's not like all the shops are owned by your Shen Clan."
Then, Ling Xian marched forward in giant steps and left.
"You can hide now, but you can't hide forever."
"When the gathering begins, I will see how you refuse in front of all the grandmasters."
Watching Ling Xian leave, the lady in red's lips curled up and revealed a sarcastic smile.
…
Inside the forest before the Hall of Craftsmen, Ling Xian sat on top of a tree. Looking at the seven heavenly materials before him, he revealed an ecstatic smile.
After leaving the Shen Clan's shop, he entered another shop and exchanged the seven relatively worthless divine materials for divine materials that were rarely seen in the outside world.
Then, he arrived at the place he agreed to meet the elder – this forest.
"With these 17 heavenly materials, this trip was worth it."
Ling Xian smiled. Thinking about how he will be sparring with all the grandmasters tomorrow and how he will be able to see the immortal weapons, his eyes were full of anticipation.
Then, he closed his eyes and waited in silence.
The next morning, a silhouette broke through the sky. He had the demeanor of an immortal and was out of this world.
It was the elder who used visiting a friend as an excuse to leave Ling Xian behind.
"You are back?"
Ling Xian opened his eyes and teased, "You must have had a good time last night."
"Haha, of course I did. After all, we are best friends." The elder laughed brightly.
"That's not the right word. I think it's a close friend." Ling Xian said meaningfully.
"How is that possible? Don't talk nonsense. "The elder appeared awkward.
"There is no need to explain. Whether you are visiting a friend or meeting a lover has nothing to do with me."
Ling Xian softly smiled and stood up, "Let's go. The gathering is about to begin."
"I will take you to the leader first. If he agrees, then you can join the gathering."
"Don't worry. With your capabilities and my face, there is no way he will say no. We are just going through the motions."
The elder smiled. Then, he began to move and headed towards the Hall of the Craftsmen.
Ling Xian followed closely. He wasn't worried about being rejected. His capabilities were right there, why would the leader of the Hall of the Craftsmen say no?
"What a shocking palace."
Up close, Ling Xian's eyes revealed his astonishment. He found this place to be extraordinary.
"You can tell?" The elder grinned.
"Of course. The three treasures each have their own role but they also complement each other. Even if two Supremes work together, they will find it hard to break this palace."
Ling Xian exclaimed, "The person who made this palace truly is extraordinary."
"Let's go see the leader first." The elder flapped around his sleeve and a palm-sized gold token flew out and landed on top of the Hall of the Craftsmen's plaque.
Immediately, heavenly light emerged and solidified into a golden path.
"This is the token of the Honorable Guest of the Hall of the Craftsmen. It is not very useful. The only thing it can do is allow you to freely enter the Hall of the Craftsmen."
"When we meet the leader, he will give you one."
The elder smiled and stepped onto the golden path.
Ling Xian did the same.
Then, the golden path passed through the palace and arrived at the back of the mountain.
Here, there were endless spiritual peaks and white fog. Like an immortal's palace, it was strange and extraordinary.
"Old man, long time no see."
A bright laughter arose. It was ethereal and difficult to find the source of it.
Then, an elder wearing a green robe walked out of thin air. He looked ordinary and ordinary like a mortal.
However, Ling Xian's pupils constricted.
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